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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2009
Georg Hess, Mainz, DE;
Andrea Horsch, Mannheim, DE;
Dietmar Zdunek, Tutzingen, DE;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of differentiating between a singular and a multiple lung embolism in a subject suspected to suffer from acute lung embolism comprising determining the amount of NT-proBNP in a sample of a subject suspected to suffer from acute lung embolism and comparing the amount to a reference amount. Further, the present invention also relates to a method of differentiating between acute and chronic lung embolism in a subject comprising determining the amount of NT-proANP at a first and a second time point and comparing the determined amounts with each other. The present invention also encompasses devices and kits for carrying out the aforementioned methods.